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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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